ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2023
The Emerging Role of Virtual Reality as an Adjunct to Procedural Sedation and Anesthesia: A Narrative Review.
Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 21 papers.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Evaluating the Acceptability of Virtual Reality Headsets During Surgery Under Spinal Anesthesia in Elderly Patients. Seniors' Intraoperative Management Under Locoregional Anesthesia Integrating Virtual Reality (SILVR)
Virtual Reality as a Strategy for Intra-operatory Anxiolysis and Pharmacological Sparing in Patients Undergoing Breast Surgeries : the V-RAPS Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed.
- The Effect of Immersive Virtual Reality on Anterograde Amnesia and Subjective Pain During Procedures: A Within-Subject Randomized Controlled Study.Anesthesia and analgesia · 2026Trial
- Feasibility of Mobile Phone-Based Virtual Reality as a Non-pharmacologic Acute Procedural Pain Management Intervention in an Inpatient Burn Center.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2026Trial
- No anxiety or pain reduction by Virtual Reality during oocyte retrieval in IVF/ICSI treatment: results of a randomized controlled trial.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2026Trial
- "Awake but elsewhere": impact of augmented reality glasses on conscious sedation in balloon-in-basket pulsed field ablation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026Article
- Reducing pain and anxiety with virtual reality in (outpatient) gynecological procedures: a systematic review with meta-analysis.AJOG global reports · 2026Review
- Virtual Reality Glasses vs Conventional Behavior Management Techniques for Anxiety and Pain Control in 6-10-year-old Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2026Article
- Perioperative virtual reality and neuropsychiatric outcomes: a scoping review.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2026Review
- Virtual reality is emerging training applications for anesthesia simulation.European journal of medical research · 2025Review
- Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Virtual Reality for Reducing Anxiety in Pediatric Endoscopy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Virtual Reality Videos for Symptom Management in Hospice and Palliative Care.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2024Article
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- Virtual reality-guided mindfulness for chronic pain in cancer survivors: protocol for the virtual mind study-a single-group feasibility trial.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- [Construction of the burn rehabilitation system].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2023Article
- An Overview of Recent Developments in the Management of Burn Injuries.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Using Immersive Virtual Reality Distraction to Reduce Fear and Anxiety before Surgery.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Merging virtual and physical experiences: extended realities in cardiovascular medicine.European heart journal · 2023Review
- T2 mapping magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage in hemophilia.Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2023Article
- Desktop Virtual Reality Offers a Novel Approach to Minimize Pain and Anxiety during Burn Wound Cleaning/Debridement in Infants and Young Children: A Randomized Crossover Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Virtual reality for pain management: an umbrella review.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
Over the past 20 years, there has been a significant reduction in the incidence of adverse events associated with sedation outside of the operating room. Non-pharmacologic techniques are increasingly being used as peri-operative adjuncts to facilitate and promote anxiolysis, analgesia and sedation, and to reduce adverse events. This narrative review will briefly explore the emerging role of immersive reality in the peri-procedural care of surgical patients. Immersive virtual reality (VR) is intended to distract patients with the illusion of "being present" inside the computer-generated world, drawing attention away from their anxiety, pain, and discomfort. VR has been described for a variety of procedures that include colonoscopies, venipuncture, dental procedures, and burn wound care. As VR technology develops and the production costs decrease, the role and application of VR in clinical practice will expand. It is important for medical professionals to understand that VR is now available for prime-time use and to be aware of the growing body in the literature that supports VR.
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